title: Malignant glomus tumor of the esophagus with mediastinal lymph node metastases.
abstract: Extracutaneous malignant glomus tumors are unusual, and their occurrence in the esophagus has been recognized with extreme rarity. We describe a 47-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia and weight loss. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a barium esophagram, and chest computed tomography revealed an unusually large, aggressive soft mass at the middle portion of the esophagus. A curative resection (R0 resection) was achieved by means of Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. The histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical studies demonstrated a malignant glomus tumor of the esophagus with mediastinal lymph node metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: huilee@vip.sina.com.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Qian
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged
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